[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 19 (Thursday, January 29, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 4376-4378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2216]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-35]
Amendment to Class D and Class E Airspace; Salina, KS
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This action amends Class D and Class E airspace areas at
Salina, KS. The current description indicates part-time operation for
the Class E airspace area at Salina Municipal Airport, Salina, KS. The
actual hours of operation for the Class E airspace area are continuous.
The Class E airspace area description at Salina, KS, is revised to
indicate the area is in effect continuously. A review of the airspace
for Salina Municipal Airport indicates it does not meet the criteria
for 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) Class E airspace as required in
FAA Order 7400.2D. A revision to the Airport Reference Point (ARP) is
included in this document. The intended effect of this amendment is to
indicate the Class E airspace area is in effect continuously, comply
with the criteria of FAA Order 7400.2D, and amend the ARP for the Class
D and Class E airspace areas.
DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, April 23, 1998.
Comment date: Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be
received on or before March 2, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Send comments in triplicate to the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), Manager, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division,
(ACE-520), Attention: Rules Docket Number 97-ACE-35, 601 East 12th
Street, Kansas City, MO 64106.
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional
Counsel for the Central Region at the same address between 9:00 a.m.
and 3:00 pm., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. An
informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours in
the Air Traffic Division at the same address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Randolph, Air Traffic Division,
Airspace Branch, ACE-520C, Federal Aviation Administration, 601 East
12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone: (816) 426-3408.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 amends the
Class D and Class E airspace at Salina Municipal Airport, Salina, KS.
The Class E airspace is amended by removing the statement which
indicates part-time status. The Class E airspace area description does
not reflect the actual hours of operation, which are continuous. This
action will amend the description for the Class E airspace area at
Salina Municipal Airport, Salina, KS, to indicate the area is in effect
continuously. A review of the airspace for Salina Municipal Airport
indicates it does not meet the criteria for 700 feet AGL Class E
airspace area as required in FAA Order 7400.2D. The criteria in FAA
Order 7400.2D for an aircraft to reach 1200 feet AGL is based on a
standard climb gradient of 200 feet per mile, plus the distance from
the ARP to the end of the outermost runway.
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Any fractional part of a mile is converted to the next higher tenth
of a mile increment. The Class E 700 feet AGL airspace area has been
enlarged to conform to the criteria of FAA Order 7400.2D. This action
will also amend the ARP for the Class D and Class E airspace areas, at
Salina, KS. The areas will be depicted on appropriate aeronautical
charts. Class D airspace areas are published in paragraph 5000, Class E
airspace areas designated as a surface area for an airport are
published in paragraph 6002, Class E airspace areas designated as an
extension to a Class D or Class E surface area are published in
paragraph 6004, and Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth are published in paragraph
6005, of FAA Order 7400.9E, dated September 10, 1997, and effective
September 16, 1997, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1.
The Class E airspace designation listed in this document will be
published subsequently in the order.
The Direct Final Rule Procedure
The FAA anticipates that this regulation will not result in adverse
or negative comment and, therefore, is issuing it as a direct final
rule. Previous actions of this nature have not been controversial and
have not resulted in adverse comments or objections. The amendment will
enhance safety for all flight operations by designating an area where
VFR pilots may anticipate the presence of IFR aircraft at lower
altitudes, especially during inclement weather conditions. A greater
degree of safety is achieved by depicting the area on aeronautical
charts. Unless a written adverse or negative comment, or a written
notice of intent to submit an adverse or negative comment is received
within the comment period, the regulation will become effective on the
date specified above. After the close of the comment period, the FAA
will publish a document in the Federal Register indicating that no
adverse or negative comments were received and confirming the date on
which the final rule will become effective. If the FAA does receive,
within the comment period, an adverse or negative comment, or written
notice of intent to submit such a comment, a document withdrawing the
direct final rule will be published in the Federal Register, and a
notice of proposed rulemaking may be published with a new comment
period.
Comments Invited
Although this action is in the form of a final rule and was not
preceded by a notice of proposed rulemaking, comments are invited on
this rule. Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule by
submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they may desire.
Communications should identify the Rules Docket number and be submitted
in triplicate to the address specified under the caption ADDRESSES. All
communications received on or before the closing date for comments will
be considered, and this rule may be amended or withdrawn in light of
the comments received. Factual information that supports the
commenter's ideas and suggestions is extremely helpful in evaluating
the effectiveness of this action and determining whether additional
rulemaking action would be needed.
Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory,
economic, aeronautical, environmental, and energy-related aspects of
the rule that might suggest a need to modify the rule. All comments
submitted will be available, both before and after the closing date for
comments, in the Rules Docket for examination by interested persons. A
report that summarizes each FAA-public contact concerned with the
substance of this action will be filed in the Rules Docket.
Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments
submitted in response to this rule must submit a self-addressed,
stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments
to Docket No. 97-ACE-35.'' The postcard will be date stamped and
returned to the commenter.
Agency Findings
The regulations adopted herein will not have substantial direct
effects on the States, on the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various levels of government. Therefore, in
accordance with Executive Order 12612, it is determined that this final
rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the
preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
Therefore the FAA has determined that this regulation is
noncontroversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative
comments. For the reasons discussed in the preamble, I certify that
this regulation (1) is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under
Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulatory Policies and Procedures
(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979), and (3) will not have a significant
economic impact, positive or negative, on a substantial number of small
entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
Adoption of the Amendment
Accordingly, the Federal Aviation Administration amends 14 CFR part
71 as follows:
PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16,
1997, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace.
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ACE KS D Salina, KS [Revised]
Salina Municipal Airport, KS
(Lat. 38 deg.47'29'' N., long. 97 deg.39'02'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
3,800 feet MSL within a 4.9-mile radius of Salina Municipal Airport.
The Class D airspace area is effective during the specific dates and
times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective
date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the
Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *
Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area
for an airport.
* * * * *
ACE KS E2 Salina, KS [Revised]
Salina Municipal Airport, KS
(Lat. 38 deg.47'29'' N., long. 97 deg.39'02'' W.)
Within a 4.9-mile radius of Salina Municipal Airport.
* * * * *
Paragraph 6004 Class E airspace areas designated as an extension
to a Class D or Class E surface area.
* * * * *
ACE KS E4 Salina, KS [Revised]
Salina Municipal Airport, KS
(Lat. 38 deg.47'29'' N., long. 97 deg.39'02'' W.)
Salina VORTAC
(Lat. 38 deg.55'35'' N., long. 97 deg.37'16'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2 miles
each side of the Salina
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VORTAC 190 deg. radial extending from the 4.9-mile radius of Salina
Municipal Airport to the VORTAC.
* * * * *
Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.
* * * * *
ACE KS E5 Salina, KS [Revised]
Salina Municipal Airport, KS
(Lat. 38 deg.47'29'' N., long. 97 deg.39'02'' W.)
Salina VORTAC
(Lat. 38 deg.55'35'' N., long. 97 deg.37'16'' W.)
FLORY LOM
(Lat. 38 deg.40'54'' N., long. 97 deg.38'42'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7.4-mile radius of Salina Municipal Airport and within 4.4
miles each side of the 010 deg. radial of the Salina VORTAC
extending from the 7.4-mile radius to 12 miles north of the VORTAC
and within 4 miles west and 8 miles east of the Salina Municipal ILS
localizer south course extending from the airport to 16 miles south
of the FLORY LOM.
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Issued in Kansas City, MO, on December 19, 1997.
Christopher R. Blum,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 98-2216 Filed 1-28-98; 8:45 am]
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